On Sun June 20 2010 16:18:03 Dj YB wrote: > thanks, > > > edit your current gtkrc-file or create a new one for that app > > how do I create a gtkrc-file for a specific app, it seems like a way to > change the setting for all gtk apps, same as changing it in the control > panel. I must have misunderstood you, > please try to explain. > just use kmenuedit and change the Command from e.g. "openoffice.org -writer %U" to bash -c 'GTK2_RC_FILES=/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/gtk-2.0/gtkrc openoffice.org -writer %U' now OOo will use Clearlooks independently from your default gtk theme Another possibility is to make a copy of your default gtkrc file for example: /usr/local/share/themes/kde44-oxygen-molecule/gtk-2.0/gtkrc.openoffice.org and change the colors inside gtkrc.openoffice.org how you like and point GTK2_RC_FILES for OOo to this file